Richard Carleton, A Face From The Dismissal, Dies, 62
May 7, 2006
Richard Carleton, one of Australia's best known journalists, and one of the faces in the famous picture of Whitlam on the steps of Old Parliament House following the Dismissal on November 11, 1975, has died, aged 62.
Carleton was attending a media conference at the Beaconsfield mine in Tasmania. Following a question to mine manager Matthew Gill, Carleton walked away and collapsed. He died shortly afterwards. Channel 9 tonight broadcast Carleton's last report on the man-made causes of the mining disaster.
Film of the scene on the Parliament House steps following Whitlam's dismissal show Carleton rolling his eyes as Whitlam describes Fraser as "Kerr's cur".
Richard Carleton with Gough Whitlam, circa 1972-75
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